# Hardware Technician

Overview Hardware Technician - Data Center (On-Site | Lake Forest, IL) $34-36/hr | Full-Time (Perm role) Join our client's data center operations team supporting critical hardware infrastructure. This hands-on role focuses on server installations, cabling, troubleshooting, and equipment lifecycle management in an enterprise environment. Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10 AM - 7 PM Initial training: 1-2 weeks, 8 AM - 5 PM On-call rotation: 1 week/month ($100 stipend + paid hours worked) Responsibilities Install, rack, and maintain data center hardware (servers, storage, networking equipment) Perform rack/stack, cable management, and structured cabling (fiber & copper) Troubleshoot connectivity and hardware issues Manage inventory, asset tracking, and equipment documentation Ship/receive hardware and maintain accurate records Work within a multi-team ticketing environment Travel occasionally between Lake Forest Data Center and Elk Grove Village co-location site Min USD $27.88/Hr.Max USD $35.37/Hr.Qualifications Understanding of data center infrastructure (servers, switches, firewalls, routers)• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills• Experience documenting and tracking IT assets and h

- **Id**: 3879945
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/connection-hardware-technician>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Lake Forest, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T17:45:39Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T23:44:04Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1911
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Systems Integrators, IT Resellers & VARs

## Company

- **Id**: 7393
- **Name**: Connection
- **Domain**: connection.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/connection>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Salary

- **Min**: 34
- **Max**: 36
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 72000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T17:45:39Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 23
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, win:early, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 72000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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